diff --git a/package/busybox/Makefile b/package/busybox/Makefile
index 044eae2f9d7..9cad7e5c929 100644
--- a/package/busybox/Makefile
+++ b/package/busybox/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=busybox
 PKG_VERSION:=1.4.2
-PKG_RELEASE:=2
+PKG_RELEASE:=3
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.bz2
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=http://www.busybox.net/downloads \
diff --git a/package/busybox/config/archival/Config.in b/package/busybox/config/archival/Config.in
index ed5b0c57cdd..989d8d5c7e5 100644
--- a/package/busybox/config/archival/Config.in
+++ b/package/busybox/config/archival/Config.in
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_IPKG
 	default y
 	select BUSYBOX_CONFIG_MD5SUM
 	select BUSYBOX_CONFIG_WGET
+	select BUSYBOX_CONFIG_DIFF
 	help
 	  ipkg is the itsy package management system.